What is your "I wish I had been there" Albion occasion?

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Newcastle away 79
Cup semi 83
Play off semi v Swindon at home

 

[ali jenkins]

Newcastle away 79
Cup semi 83
Play off semi v Swindon at home

That plus Hereford.


Although I did see Tommy Fraser score an overhead kick and Craig Davies smash the bar from about 30yards away at Hereford. That was also the night that the "Adam El Abd" song was made.

 

[footychick]

Every Brighton game I didn't go to.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Winning the charity shield agaimst league champions villa.

 

[Seagulls Downunder]

Newcastle Away 79, Wembley 83, Wembley Play Off, Hereford, Cardiff Play Off, that night at Palace. My job has caused me to miss a lot of the big games.

You don't think about it at the time but I was lucky enough to be at all of these but with out doubt the biggest disappointment for me was not being at the opening league match against Donny at The Amex, I'd even saved for 2 years for that moment so the family could fly back for whatever the opening match was going to be but I just couldn't guarantee getting a ticket for the 5 of us, would have been the most expensive game of football I've ever been to including the flights.

 

[Gwylan]

Hereford; I was best man at a wedding, spent the afternoon with radio clamped to my ear.
I also missed Newcastle away as I had a hot date. I especially regretted it when she didn't show up.

 

[T soprano]

When we won the charity shield
I wasn't born

 

[topbanana36]

Opening league match against Donny at The Amex, was my 40th birthday present. Got offered a job in NZ which I accepted. Absolutely gutted can not wait to go to the AMEX.

 

[rocker959]

Watford home 1958 promotion game

 

[Deleted User X18H]

Newcastle away in 1979.

 

[Vegas Seagull]

Lucky enough to have been at every game mentioned above (after 78) did however miss the win at Anfield in 83 as on family hold to Tenerife & listened to 2nd half in cab back from Gatwick

 

[Barry Izbak]

For me there is only one contender. St James' Park in 1979.

I was working in Weymouth at the time. My boss decided to give me the day off, but didn't tell me until the Friday night. Dickhead. No ticket, no chance of getting from Weymouth to Newcastle. So I made do with a trip to Brighton and I was on the platform when the train came in, in the middle of the night. That was brilliant, but didn't make up for missing the game.

 

[BUTTERBALL]

Hereford.

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

Hereford.

 

[Bodian]

Anfield in the cup in 1983. Not allowed to go as I was 'too young to go that far just with your mates'. Luckily we had obviously all grown up by the semi-final day onwards......

 

[maltaseagull]

Newcastle away 1979

Me too.

 

[smudge]

For me there is only one contender. St James' Park in 1979.

I was working in Weymouth at the time. My boss decided to give me the day off, but didn't tell me until the Friday night. Dickhead. No ticket, no chance of getting from Weymouth to Newcastle. So I made do with a trip to Brighton and I was on the platform when the train came in, in the middle of the night. That was brilliant, but didn't make up for missing the game.

Blimey, small world, I was in Weymouth too!

 

[smudge]

You don't think about it at the time but I was lucky enough to be at all of these but with out doubt the biggest disappointment for me was not being at the opening league match against Donny at The Amex, I'd even saved for 2 years for that moment so the family could fly back for whatever the opening match was going to be but I just couldn't guarantee getting a ticket for the 5 of us, would have been the most expensive game of football I've ever been to including the flights.

Well there you go; I was at the Donny game. Best day ever.